Not quite, but an essay making the rounds this holiday is definitely calling out E.T.A. Hoffmann’s original 1816 tale, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” for its “creepy” energy — and its ...
Indeed, many moments in “The Nutcracker” are potentially confusing and sometimes even upsetting to young children: the Christmas tree growing tall, Clara’s sorrow over her broken nutcracker doll, ...